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Two cases of antibiotic therapy in dog infected with Brucella canis (Brucella canis 감염견에 대한 항균제 치료)

  • Kim Seong-Guk;Kim Yeong-Hwan;Park In-Hwa;Jang Seong-Jun;Jo Gwang-Hyun;Lee Yang-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.47-53
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    • 2006
  • For examination of antibiotic therapeutic efficacy in canine brucellosis, this examination was carried out two female bitches infected with Brucella canis in Gyeongbuk province, and used combicillin, baytril and doxycycline in susceptible antibiotics at B canis. During 18 month after the termination of antibiotic therapy, blood sample of the two bitches were examined for B canis antibody and antigen. The antibody of one bitch was disappeared at 5 month after antibiotic therapy and the other was continued at 18 month, but two bitches were not detected antigen by blood culture and PCR. Examination of blood chemical value (AST, ALT, urea, creatinine) of two bitches was increased in AST value during antibiotic therapy.

Study on the Professionalism of Medical Technologists' Work in Health Examination Centers: Focusing on the General Health Examination (건강검진센터에서 임상병리사의 업무 전문성 연구: 일반건강검진을 중심으로)

  • Sung, Hyun Ho
    • Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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    • v.52 no.3
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    • pp.271-277
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    • 2020
  • "Health examinations" means medical examinations conducted by health examination institutions, including a physical examination, consultation, physical measurement, diagnostic laboratory test (also known as clinical laboratory test, clinical pathology test), pathology test, and Imaging test for checking the health condition and the prevention and early detection of diseases. The types of health examinations include general health examinations, comprehensive health examinations, special health examinations, and other health examinations. The proportion of the general health examination work of medical technologists working at health examination centers has been estimated to comprise more than 50% of the total work. The cost aspect of suspicious diseases can be estimated to be more than 25%. The cost of diagnostic laboratory test has been estimated to be approximately 5%, and the proportion of medical diagnosis use is 70%. The results show that it is time to revisit whether medical technologists are receiving appropriate social, economic, and reasonable policy treatment in health examination work. The future of medical technologists will further expand their professionalism in diagnostic laboratory test and quality control in precision medicine and telemedicine in the future. Therefore, medical technologists will need to participate proactively in government policy decisions related to national health examinations and make efforts to improve treatment.

A Study of Investigation About Improvement of a National Practical Examination in The Dental Technician (치과기공사(齒科技工士)의 국가실기시험(國家實技試驗) 개선(改善)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Chung, In-Sung
    • Journal of Technologic Dentistry
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.12-42
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    • 1994
  • The study objected to the 36persons out of 55 persons who have registered under the association of the professor of department of Dental Laboratory Technology to grasp contents of May, 1992, and objected to the 74persons out of 100persons who have registered under the association of an a lumni of Department of dental Laboratory Technology, Jisan Junior college to grasp contents about improvement of dental laboratory technology, Jisan Junior College to grasp contents about improvement of the national practical examination in the dental technician of the present day of May, 1994 and its results which we have acquired by this study were as follows : There are lots of opinions who have required the necessities to enforce for a national practical examination in the dental technician. A sense of satisfaction forward the system of a national practical examination in the dental technician appeared as unsatisfaction and it's unsatisfaction decreased from evaluation me operation method, the makes of questions, selection of a markers, distribution of marks of a practical examination. The operation method of a practical examination have appeared the opinions which they wished the present system. A date of operation a practical examination have appeared the opinion of which they preferred late in February. The distribution of marks of a practical examination have appeared the opinions which they wished the present system. The problem of the makes of questions of carving test which derived by an out flow of cast appeared which 52.7 percent(58 persons), lack of objectivity and lack of a standard evaluation appeared which 40 percent(44 persons), and lastly appeared. 5.5 percent(6 persons) with partiality of a questions. The problem of the makes of question of Q-test which derived by lack of a standard evaluation appeared which 44.5 percent(49 persons), lack of objectivity appeared which 39.1 percent(43 persons).

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The Status of Analytical External Quality Assurance Program of Organic Solvents for the Special Health Examination Laboratories (특수 건강진단기관의 유기용제 분석 외부정도관리 실태)

  • Park, Kwan-Sik;Lee, Mi-Young;Kim, Chong-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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    • v.42 no.1
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    • pp.16-21
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    • 2010
  • It has been well known that organic industrial solvents such as toluene, xylene and styrene are environmental health hazards causing occupational diseases to workers. The detection of biological metabolites of toluene, xylene and styrene in blood, urine, breast milk, saliva, and hair of workers exposed to these organic industrial solvents is a useful tool for assessing the amount of organic industrial solvents. Therefor, the external analytical quality assurance program is extremely important work for increasing reliability of the data analyzed in the special health examination laboratory. We evaluated the results of analysis by Korean analytical quality assurance program from the second half 2007 to the first half 2009. The number of participants for analytical quality assurance program for both mandatory item and one of optional items, hippuric acid and methylhippuric acid were 116-122, 116-122 and 105-115 laboratories, respectively. The proficient rate of the special health examination laboratories analyzed both mandatory item and optional item, hippuric acid and methylhippuric acid were 92-98%, 92-98% and 96-98%, respectively. We can conclude from our data that the analytical quality assurance program is a essential tool for improvement of reliability on the data analyzed in the special health examination laboratories.

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Application of Clinical Laboratory Tests in Musculoskeletal Diseases (근골격계 질환에서 진단의학검사의 활용)

  • Ha, Won-Bae;Geum, Ji-Hye;Shin, Seon-Ho;Lee, Jung-Han
    • The Journal of Churna Manual Medicine for Spine and Nerves
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.109-125
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    • 2018
  • Objectives : It is difficult to make accurate diagnosis of musculoskeletal disease because of its multiple, subjective and non-specific symptoms. It is possible to reduce errors of differential diagnosis through detailed history taking and physical examination in parallel with laboratory tests based on clinical decision. Methods : Korean and foreign on-line databases(Pubmed, Cochran Library, NDSL, KISS and OASIS) were researched for articles discussing laboratory tests in musculoskeletal diseases. Results : Laboratory tests could be applied usefully for various musculoskeletal diseases, In this review, available laboratory components in these musculoskeletal diseases are summarized, and then significance and usefulness of disease-specific laboratory examination are described. Conclusions : When examining musculoskeletal patients, it needs to accurate differential diagnosis by full interview and physical examination, to select required tests by understanding laboratory tests thoroughly, and to judge the prognosis precisely.

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome according to Menopausal Status: The 5th Korea National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey

  • Shin, Kyung-A
    • Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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    • v.46 no.3
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    • pp.85-90
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and differences of risk factors of Metabolic syndrome according to menopausal status. From the database of the 5th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V) conducted in 2012, data of 3,537 women who responded to health interview and health examination questionnaires. The presence of Metabolic syndrome was assessed using the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria. The prevalence of Metabolic syndrome was 17.3% in premenopause and 54.3% in postmenopause. BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglyceride, and Ferritin were higher in postmenopausal women compared to premenopausal women. However, postmenopausal women had lower HDL cholesterol and TIBC when compared to premenopausal women. Hypertension was the most prominent characteristic of postmenopausal women. Low HDL cholesterol showed up as a meaningful factor in premenopausal women. According to multiple regression analysis, waist circumference, fasting glucose, and HDL cholesterol were independent predictors of menopause. Therefore, obesity control and blood lipids management is recommended for postmenopausal women.

Proposals on Basic Data Based on Comparison of Changes in Clinical Laboratory Technologists' National Examination and Job Definition: Focused on Korea, Japan, and Taiwan (임상병리사국가시험 및 직무의 변천 비교를 중심으로 한 기초자료 제안: 한국, 일본, 대만을 중심으로)

  • Bon-Kyeong KOO;Myung Soo KIM;Yoon Sik KIM;Jun Ho LEE
    • Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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    • v.55 no.2
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    • pp.71-81
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    • 2023
  • This study examined the transition process of clinical laboratory technologists' national examination and job definition in Korea and compared the differences in the national examination between Korea and neighboring countries, such as Japan and Taiwan. In Korea, the number of questions made for it was 200 (1965), 200 (1977), 300 (1982), 250 (1992), 330 (2006), and 280 (2015). The practice of clinical physiology is important for real-time monitoring, given the characteristics of physiological testing. On the other hand, there are conflicts between other occupations in the working area. Clinical molecular biology needs to be established as a new major subject considering the diagnostic importance of molecular biological tests and the speed of science and technology development. Clinical laboratory operations provide policy and guidance recommendations to technologist staff. The proposed clinical laboratory technologists' national examination comprises major subjects: clinical biochemistry, clinical hematology, clinical transfusionology, clinical immunology, clinical microbiology, clinical molecular biology, clinical histology, clinical cytology, clinical physiology, and clinical laboratory operations. In addition, this study proposes the job definition of clinical laboratory technologists, revising various chemical or physiological testing to biomedical or physiological testing required for medical practice.

The Study on the improvement of dental technician practical examination II (치과기공사 실기시험 개선에 관한 조사 연구 II)

  • Bae, Eun-Jeong;Kim, Ki-Baek;Kim, Woong-Chul;Kim, Ji-Hwan;Yu, Chin-Ho;Lee, Gyu-Sun
    • Journal of Technologic Dentistry
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.39-49
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the improvement measures of dental technician practical examinations. Methods: A survey was performed on 37 professors through a questionnaire. The results were analyzed by SPSS 12.0. The collected data was analyzed by frequency and the chi-square test. Results: The education compared to the satisfaction of practice examinations only differs in the method of enforcement(p<.05). The evaluations on the ability to perform the job with practical subjects were inadequate (37.8%). Questions with the most necessary work tools through the articulator was highest at 48.7%, Electric wax carver was 32.4%, and heating clear was 3.5%. Conclusion: There must be an improvement to increase the cooperation within the clinical department, while considering the practical exam environment.

Comparison of Post-hoc among Petty Merchants of Traditional Markets

  • Shin, Hyun Gyu
    • Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.124-130
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    • 2014
  • The aim of this study undertook to ascertain the health levels and risk among petty merchants at some traditional markets by way of physical examination and laboratory tests. Data was collected through physical examination and laboratory tests on blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol. The data was analyzed by Frequency analysis, T-test, One-Way ANOVA using the PASW statistics 18.0 program. By blood pressure on sex, male ($1.89{\pm}0.6$), female ($1.48{\pm}0.6$) appeared (p<0.001). Male levels were higher than in female levels. Additionally TG appeared male levels ($193.4{\pm}129.4$), female levels ($142.7{\pm}80.6$). Male levels were higher than in female levels (p<0.006). By blood pressure as the age increased in more than 70 (2.17) exhibited a statistically significant difference. These merchants did not practice health behaviors nor take institutional health management benefit. Therefore governmental level community based health management services are recommended for them.

Aural Abscess in a River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)

  • Bae, Jieun;Go, Jae Cheon;Son, Jiwon;Han, Jae-Ik
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.57-59
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    • 2020
  • A 3-year-old, captive female river cooter was presented with a 4-day history of progressive unilateral swelling of the right side of the head, lethargy, and anorexia. History, physical examination, and radiographic examination revealed an aural abscess. After administration of antibiotics and supportive care, surgical intervention was performed. Swab samples were collected from the tympanic cavity during surgery for cytology and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Molecular analyses of 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences identified Citrobacter spp. and Morganella morganii. The patient was treated with ciprofloxacin and meloxicam and recovered after 2 months. This report describes the successful correction of a unilateral aural abscess that responded well to surgical intervention and a properly selected antibiotic.